Everything's Gonna Be Okay

The thing I love about Josh is that he always puts his character in the position of being the least desirable. Unpopular choices, unpleasant attitudes and yet there is something that keeps you tied and you want to see where the character wants to take you. In this series, unlike Please like me, the narrative is a little more confusing to follow because it is a roller coaster of events that often turns out to be a bit hard to believe but I think that's the point. We are looking for a world in which everyone can be free to be themselves and in the situations that the show proposes there is the absolute anarchy of the characters who decide to undertake a path and then retrace their steps and total acceptance by the other characters. I understand that it is a bit difficult to follow but I think it is a very brave choice to propose something like this.

This show has got one of the finest pilots that I have ever seen. It had me laughing out loud, crying and fully feeling everything for the main characters.

It is one of the first tv shows where one of the main teen characters is played by someone on the ASD spectrum, hopefully being able to have impact on what is written and how it comes across. It might be perceived cringeworthy to some, but... it's upping the perception of autism as it is different in everyone, and I for one love the brutal honesty in the dialogue.

Great representation of LGBTQ+ and the issues that are a part of this in our modern lives. It gives me hope, as more representation appears in mainstream tv, that there will be a time where my existence and marriage to my husband won't have to be explained anymore.

I haven't watched Please Like Me at all, but this seemed cute from the ads. I think the two daughters are both great actresses and characters, and I'm enjoying the relationship between Nick and Alex. I thought Nicholas's character was unnecessarily childish during some of the scenes in the first half of the pilot, but he got better even in just that episode. I'm finding the relationships between Genevieve and her friends inexplicable and inconsistent, but maybe that's how teenage friendships are in the real world? I certainly hope that group is not the focus of too many episodes, though. I will definitely keep watching! It's not perfect, but it's early, and it's definitely not the "unwatchable trash" that certain people with some underlying philosophical differences would like you to believe..

If you were a fan of Please Like Me you'll find a lot to love here (especially the soundtrack, either reworn straight from PLM or the same composer, it would seem), with the same bittersweet and semi acidic take on slice of life dramedy. The show opens quite fast and has a bit of a softer touch, Josh seems a bit more grown up but the characters are still self deprecating and human. Please like me grew exponentially and tremendously from its first season (which was still incredibly charming) so with this quality out the gate, it's exciting to see where this new series goes.

This show! At first, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but as I kept watching, I couldn't stop. By the time I was halfway through the first season, I knew that these characters were some of the best I've seen on TV. The writing makes me feel like I'm watching real life in action. The actors are fabulous, and I love the diversity! I wish I had had a Nicholas in my life when I was a teenaged girl!